Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ae946571b69ab243…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.2 KB Created: 2021-09-08 01:31:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: 7f46e1c3646963560f7f56dc673aec08 SHA-1: 307cb4aa6ab11f6f48170212093a9262c1e503ad SHA-256: ae946571b69ab243f2a0c5df0b5c4e6eb0252baf0bd6769513b77ed54a14378d
232 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains JavaScript actions and numerous links pointing to external PDFs hosted on compromised WordPress sites and disposable domains. The presence of a download button lure and callback phishing indicators suggests a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 10

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+extract+pages+from+pdf+file+using+adobe+reader PDF link annotation
    • https://law.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/14ff6211f05f4966bd0b58a6543e41ec/ruporo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://space1500.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6472194e89e53cbea4cc20830397a620/mubipu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.qookspot.kitchen/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607af13e3989b---60919888118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mini-garden.ru/userfiles/file/tadiwupiso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kfz-gutachter-oliver-schiller.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5a440af469---63350027456.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.scmphotography.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acbf9d85650---bamuniwalelonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zentrumok.com/userfile/files/nukenomolekirexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autosofortkauf.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tc3bn3oo17ai4fev15ia8oigta/12472155625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fotografoeventimilano.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab15061cdaf---dilibafil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ventisilva.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fulif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://susta.vn/userfiles/file/69068626644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ldoris.com/upfile/files/20210719120933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alkalacarservice.com/public_html/userfiles/file/24269915792.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.qlsny.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/226fe8112943a8af5a98d49548db9b0d/45918275160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fundacjaproartis.pl/javascript/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vukigakupin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cr-sdc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c34d41537b31558c20343453744e0319/xudapaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inwallendorf.de/userfiles/file/77378163892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://genericdiabeticteststrips.com/userfiles/files/28927784405.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karenlovelee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fb75a21790---tatotinigege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/flleor6gtf66onj12vogn4ige0/69070677775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marmaraisg.com/images_upload/files/petalilodivaruz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edoxmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6vudmp4bd44m9u09v9iitqstpp/fejikinedexosovos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nomortiga.com/contents/files/94342985836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vedaaz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/91971d2d789a9d6f04186998e377d734/putuzexoboturokonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://netshopnepal.com/userfiles/file/91115640524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e551.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE551 19668 bytes
SHA-256: b9c1d2d32d568cbf1819940002b31b2d62705799cc67cb18c833a9279b11e0a9
font_01_sfnt_off00011808.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11808 11384 bytes
SHA-256: c33b0a2776be82a2be348942cd42d4bab0501b8c2a55959174d2e8027d8c3843
font_02_sfnt_off0001327a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1327A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1